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Expanding Support for Families Across Long Island At Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP, our firm knows that serving the community goes beyond representing clients in the workers’ compensation process. We see every day how families can face unexpected hardships, whether from workplace injuries, serious accidents, or medical crises. That’s why we believe…

When A Construction Injury Ends Your Ability To Work Construction work doesn’t allow room for half-measures. When your body gives out, the job ends, often without warning. One fall, one crushed joint, one spinal injury, and suddenly the work you’ve relied on for years is no longer possible. For injured New York construction workers, Social…

Why These Conversations Matter For Injured New York Officers And Workers When a New York police officer gets hurt in the line of duty, the impact doesn’t stop with the immediate pain. A single incident can ripple through a career, a pension, and a family’s financial stability for decades. That’s why conversations about benefits, notice…

What Does Smart Manufacturing Mean For Worker Safety? Manufacturing floors remain among the most dangerous workplaces in the United States. Despite safety training, regulations, and decades of industrial standards, thousands of workers are injured every year by machinery, repetitive tasks, falls, and environmental hazards. In response, many employers are turning to artificial intelligence and smart…

How This Reform Protects Injured Workers Who Already Earned Their Disability Benefits When you are hurt at work in New York, everything changes. Daily routines disappear, income becomes uncertain, and medical decisions start shaping your future. For many injured workers, the most painful part is not the injury itself, but the feeling of being forced…

Workers Face Hidden Eye Hazards Every Day Eye protection is one of the simplest and most effective forms of workplace safety, yet thousands of New Yorkers suffer preventable eye injuries every year. What’s most surprising is when and how they happen. Most job-related eye injuries don’t occur during extreme emergencies or major accidents—they happen during…

We’re proud to announce that ten workers’ compensation lawyers at Pasternack Tilker Ziegler Walsh Stanton & Romano LLP have been recognized in the 2025 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. This distinction highlights our commitment to fight for injured workers and their families in New York. A recognition of outstanding legal representation Super Lawyers is a…

Under New York law, Employers Have a Duty To Maintain Safe Conditions and Provide Proper Equipment A new national survey confirms what many injured workers have long suspected: safety often takes a back seat to profits. According to data from Brady Corporation, 57 percent of workers believe their employers prioritize profits over employee protection, and…

Every year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) releases its list of the most frequently cited workplace safety violations. And every year, the same issues keep popping up. For the 15th year in a row, "Fall Protection – General Requirements" tops the list, proving that even with increased awareness, some risks won’t go away.…

Too often, hand injuries at work get brushed off as “just sore hands.” If you’ve ever used the heel of your palm like a tool to smack, press, or twist something into place, there’s a hand condition worth knowing about: hypothenar hammer syndrome (HHS). It develops when blood flow to your fingers drops because the…